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October 14, 2013

Guitar and Tenor Guitar Accompaniment Lessons by Daniel Carwile

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I am really excited to announce that we have 12 videos that cover how to play rhythm guitar (and Tenor) from two of the best rhythm players I have ever met, and had the opportunity to play with. These lessons by Daniel Carwile and Matthew Hartz provide awesome perspective playing accompaniment to fiddlers especially if you are wanting to […]

Filed Under: Fiddling, Music Tagged With: accompaniment, backup, contest style, daniel carwile, fiddle contest, tenor guitar, texas style

January 28, 2013

Leather Britches – Featuring Matthew Hartz

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Leather Britches is a great old breakdown, and one of the classic breakdowns in the key of G. I hope you enjoy this video of Matthew Hartz playing the heck out of it.     If you would like to learn to play fiddle tunes like this one, and… If you are looking to study […]

Filed Under: Fiddling, Videos Tagged With: breakdown, fiddle, matthew hartz, old time, texas style

January 27, 2013

Shortnin’ Bread – with Matthew Hartz

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Shortnin’ Bread is an old time breakdown that was popularized in the Texas Fiddling Tradition by Orville Burns, one of my favorite breakdown fiddlers. It really has that bump, like an angry rooster strutting around a barnyard!     If you would like to learn to play fiddle tunes like this one, and… If you […]

Filed Under: Fiddling, Videos Tagged With: breakdown, matthew hartz, orville burns, talent forge, texas style

November 17, 2012

Canebrake – Fiddle Tune a Day – Day 319

When I think of Cane Break, I think of Weiser. I first heard it at Weiser, and while I’ve never played it in a contest, I have always thought it was a cool tune. I think it’s especially cool how it startes out in D, and then modulates to Bb for the B part, and […]

Filed Under: Fiddle Tune a Day, Fiddling, Videos Tagged With: benny thomasson, classical piece, Companion, d major, key of g major, texas style

November 11, 2012

Walk Along John – Fiddle Tune a Day – Day 313

Tonight, I met Betse Ellis. She plays fiddle for The Wilders, and was opening for Finnders and Youngberg at Avogadro’s Number tonight. I heard that she was playing there from a couple of my students, so I stopped in to say “Hi!” on my dinner break. I brought my fiddle with me because you never […]

Filed Under: Fiddle Tune a Day, Musings Tagged With: betsy ellis, breakdown, Ozark, texas style, the wilders, youngberg

October 23, 2012

Limerock – Fiddle Tune a Day – Day 291

I think that I first learned Limerock off of a transcription of Byron Berline playing it, but I probably don’t play it very true to those notes any more. Really, that’s one of the things I like about fiddling. I don’t have to play these tunes the way I originally learned them. Heck, I don’t […]

Filed Under: Fiddle Tune a Day, Fiddling, Videos Tagged With: Byron Berline, fiddle tune, limerock, manufacturing process, Rag, texas style

January 3, 2012

Sally Johnson – Fiddle Tune a Day – Day 3

The 3rd edition of Fiddle Tune a day is a special treat. Since I happened to be in Colorado Springs, I was fortunate that my friend, and amazing Fiddler, Tony Ludiker was available for a little jamming. Sally Johnson is a Texas Style breakdown. This tune features Vi Wickam on Fiddle, Tony Ludiker on Fiddle, […]

Filed Under: Fiddle Tune a Day, Fiddling, Videos Tagged With: edition, fiddle tune, fiddler, guitar, jamming, sally johnson, Style, texas style, wickam

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